A visitor to our back porch this morning...
Sandra Caruso
It does't look friendly !
He's just trying to make a living like the rest of us. 
CaroIine Atkins
CHECK OUT THOSE MANDIBLES
Sandra Caruso
What in the world is it ? Regardless, it would have met its demise on my back porch ! lol
CaroIine Atkins
No those mandibles would wreck you
Samantha Bishop
That's nightmare fuel.
Sharon Clark
Beautiful... what's it's name
David Matheny
"Termitus Gigantus"
Sharon Clark
Actually, it looks like a female.Eastern Dobsonfly.
Terrell Shaw
Yes. Eastern Dobsonfly -- Corydalus cornutus. I have looked this one up before, but had forgotten its name. It spends most of its life as a nymph in streams. It lives only a few days as an adult. It's in the Megaloptera order... big wings.
Susan Polkinghorn
Cool!
Wayne Lewis
One of those Republicans.
Terrell Shaw
IfvI thot that he would have been squshed!
JK
David Matheny
It's a "Covfefe."
Terrell Shaw
Wish I'd thot of that! 
Trish Sullins Benefield
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww........................
Frank Norris
YUMMY!!!
David Matheny
Crunchy!
Terrell Shaw
Posted this above in a reply but...Eastern Dobsonfly -- Corydalus cornutus. I have looked this one up before, but had forgotten its name. It spends most of its life as a nymph (commonly called a hellgrammite -- thanks Joe Cook )in streams. It lives only a few days as an adult. It's in the Megaloptera order... big wings. (Thanks, Sharon Clark)
Sharon Clark
You're welcome...do you live near water. I read that in this stage of their lives that the Dobsonfly doesn't eat, it just reproduces
Terrell Shaw
Yes, the Oostanaula levee is in our backyard. (We are in Rome GA: where are you?)
Sharon Clark
outside of Raleigh NC
Joe Cook
Nymph stage is hellgrammite--incredible aquatic insect! And equally intimidating as a nymph!
Jacqui Rose-Tucker
That's very scary
Terrell Shaw
Naaahhh....
Nancy Johal Singh
Gross
Terrell Shaw
Nancy, I taught you better than that!
Nancy Johal Singh
lol
Deborah Lake Dawson
That looks about as ancient and scary as one that we found on our deck. I will find picture!
Melanie Knauff
Keep posting stuff like this and I'll have to unfriend you! Yuck!
Michael Moody
Beautiful and awesome ! I love the REAL WORLD !
Mary Mc Donell
great for fishing
Anita Stewart
Didn't know what this creature was....thanks for the info.
Eric Stafford
Almost grabbed this when I was outside moving my trash can.
Terrell Shaw
That's a male Dobsonfly, I think. Bring him over to meet our female. Ha. Males only live sbout three days as adults and females about a week or a little more.
Eric Stafford
The one you had posted was the first one I've ever seen. So strange that I would see one in person the next day.
Donna Baxley
I love cool bugs!
Karen Walker McAlister Jordan
Ick
Brian Stevenson
Yikes Cuz!!!
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From Deborah Lake Dawson:
| "Yours looks more menacing but at the time I could not believe how this bug looked. You cannot see the pincher thing." |
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Terrell Shaw
an assassin bug - Reduviidae sp.
Deborah Lake Dawson
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